Tragedy does not always have to be the focus of a Movie for it to be meaningful and for it to drive the Movie. Although tragedy is rarely embraced at the start of a Movie then dealt with later, this Movie in particular is one of the rare examples where tragedy strikes first and the character overcomes it in time.
Sara is a promising dancer, she is gifted and she has a mother who believes in her, supports her and loves her. She auditions for Juilliard, her mother promises to be at the audition but does not make it. With worry and disbelief in herself Sara fails to pass the audition, then afterwords a police officer informs her of the tragic news that her mother was involved in a car accident as she was on her way to the audition.
The rest of the movie focuses on her guilt and her life choices namely her vow never to dance again. It is only when she finds someone who loves her as much as her mother and believes in her talent that she faces her past and follows her dream. The movie culminates with her second audition for Juilliard.
This movie although tragic shows us that it is so often our disbelief that fails us. It is often the lack of self belief that holds us back in life. Often we do not achieve what we could because we don't think we can.
The video I attach is the trailer for the movie:
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